What's more, the Touch version has control of 0.2 percent of the tablet market share, where RT has basically zero, according to the poll.

That's not great considering Windows 8 Touch was intended to help Microsoft get a foothold in the tablet market.

In the Wall Street Journal's report, both Asus and rival computer maker, Acer, declined to give sales figures for Windows 8 machines, which suggests there isn't much to crow about.

Asus has yet to oblige TechRadar's request for comment or updated sales numbers.

Not too touchy

So even if Windows 8 sales are humming along, it seems like the OS's touch laptops aren't selling too well. That could explain why laptop manufactures seem a bit miffed.

However, as suggested by the Wall Street Journal, the only way up for Windows 8 Touch is down- meaning lower prices.

An internal email from an Acer manager suggests that prices for Windows 8 touchbooks are a little too high to gain traction. It says that lower priced touchbooks, like Asus' VivoBook (which costs $479.99, UK£449.99), will help make the new touch-optimized OS more popular.

Analyst Christine Wang echoed the sentiment, saying one of Windows 8's biggest challenges is price. The touch technology packed into the large and thin Windows 8 notebooks have made them too pricy to appeal to consumers.

Demand, she said, should steadily pick up when prices come down.

As of a month after release, determining whether Windows 8 is succeeding is still a bit murky. It's safe to say the operating system didn't set the world on fire as Microsoft had hoped, and the company must be a bit disappointed.

But we'll have to get a few more jig-saw pieces before we can get a better picture of the new OS's success or failure.